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• Stars' Esa Lindell: Two assists in big win

  2D ago • By RotoWire

  Lindell provided a pair of assists and went plus-4 in Monday's 7-1 win over the Penguins. The Stars shuffled things up on defense, with Lindell joining fellow Finn Miro Heiskanen on the top pairing. At least for Monday's game, it worked beautifully -- Lindell helped out on one of Heiskanen's tallies as well as a Logan Stankoven goal in a six-goal first period. The 30-year-old Lindell has kicked his offense up a notch with six points over his last six games, which represents all of his scoring so far this season. He's added 22 shots on net, 29 blocked shots, 12 hits and a plus-6 rating through 14 appearances.

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• Stars' Esa Lindell: Pockets helper in win

  6D ago • By RotoWire

  Lindell posted an assist and went plus-3 in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Blackhawks. Lindell remains warm on offense -- he has four points over his last four games, though that span dates back to Oct. 26 since the Stars were part of the NHL Global Series in Finland. The 30-year-old defenseman had not recorded a point in his first eight outings this season. He is up to 18 shots on net, 25 blocked shots, 11 hits and a plus-3 rating through 12 appearances in a top-four role.

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• Stars' Esa Lindell: Two points in loss

  12D ago • By RotoWire

  Lindell chipped in a goal and an assist in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Panthers. Lindell had a great performance in his native country of Finland as part of the NHL's Global Series -- he scored his first goal of the season before adding a helper late in the third period. The 30-year-old has produced three points over his last two outings after being held without a point in eight consecutive games to open the 2024-25 campaign. Through 10 games, Lindell has posted three points, 16 shots, 24 blocks, five takeaways and a plus-2 rating.

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• Stars' Esa Lindell: Supplies assist in win

  18D ago • By RotoWire

  Lindell recorded an assist, two blocked shots and two PIM in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks. Lindell earned his first point of the campaign by setting up Evgenii Dadonov's first-period tally. The 30-year-old Lindell signed a five-year extension in September and continues to be a key shutdown defender for the Stars. He's added 13 shots on net, 23 blocked shots, 10 hits and a plus-2 rating through nine appearances this season while averaging 21:02 of ice time.

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• Stars' Esa Lindell: Inks five-year extension

  09/17/2024 • By RotoWire

  Lindell signed a five-year, $26.25 million contract extension with Dallas on Tuesday, per Chris Johnston of The Athletic. Lindell provided five goals, 26 points, 114 shots on net, 162 blocked shots and 74 hits across 82 regular-season contests in 2023-24. He will have a $5.8 million cap hit for 2024-25 before it drops to $5.25 million during his new agreement. Lindell will likely occupy a top-four role in the upcoming campaign while featuring prominently on the penalty kill.

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